Product Description

"Questions of Modern Chess Theory" is the lost masterpiece of Soviet chess literature. It was written by a double Ukrainian Champion, and published in the Soviet Union in 1956. Russian experts say it is one of the most influential chess books of the 20th century, yet it has never been published in English. The book has been edited to make it useful for the 21st century and is now accessible for the first time to an English-speaking audience.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #143980 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 250 pages

Customer Reviews

Lost Masterpiece unveiled
It is amazing that this book has never been published in English until now.
The author is very lucid in explaining the concepts of chess strategy and his choice of examples burnishes in one's mind, the chapter on the centre is a tour de force.
I will be shocked if this book is not soon ranked along with Nimzowitsch's My System, Fischer's My 60 Memorable games, Bronstein's Zurich 1953 and Watson's Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy as the top 5 most instructive chess books ever published.
This is a must buy!!

Excellent annotations well written
When I first got this book I put it to one side as I thought it looked like stuff I already knew from other authors, however, once I got round to reading it and playing through the games I was struck by how clearly the author expressed himself (probably this is well translated as well as sometimes Soviet chessbooks get translated into rather quirky, albeit engaging, English)

There are about a Dozen games played and annotated by the author against top Soviet players like Tal, Keres and Geller at the back of the book and for me they are amongst the best annotated games I have ever seen - lots of clear explanation of ideas and as much variations as required rather than overloading us with computer analysis) They remind of the sort of analysis Timman gives in "Art of Analysis"

In the theoretical part amongst other things there is a very good explanation of Isolated Queen Pawn positions which explained them to me better than previous books on the subject. A lot of examples from Botvinnik's games as one might expect from the date of original publication. Especialy good if interested in the Nimzo Indian.

Lives up to 'classic' billing
Promoted as a lost masterpiece Lipnitsky's book more than lives up to the hype. Very clear and lucid explanations, supported by telling examples, on a range of inter-related opening and middlegame subjects. It is surely telling that great players as diverse as Botvinnik, Fischer, and Karpov (who provides a very good foreword) all hold Lipnitsky in high esteem. This is a chess book to savour again and again.